diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b539d25f5..f59a735a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.28.5](https://github.com/maidsafe/self_encryption/compare/v0.28.4...v0.28.5) (2023-10-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* ensure decrypter targeting file shall not be pre-existing ([dbeacce](https://github.com/maidsafe/self_encryption/commit/dbeaccedf9a1be4d6f0ebfb4229eb810c48a6b07))
+
 ### [0.28.4](https://github.com/maidsafe/self_encryption/compare/v0.28.3...v0.28.4) (2023-09-07)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3b592b69b..ee9a570d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "self_encryption"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/self_encryption"
-version = "0.28.4"
+version = "0.28.5"
 
 [dependencies]
 aes = "~0.8.1"